Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)
"Kirikou et la sorcière" (original title)

In a little village somewhere in Africa, a boy named Kirikou is born. But he's not a normal boy, because he knows what he wants very well. Also he already can speak and walk. His mother ... See full summary »

Director:

Michel Ocelot

Writer:

Michel Ocelot

Stars:

Doudou Gueye Thiaw, Maimouna N'Diaye, Awa Sene Sarr

11 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Doudou Gueye Thiaw	...	Kirikou enfant (voice)
Maimouna N'Diaye	...	La Mère (voice)
Awa Sene Sarr	...	Karaba (voice) (as Awa Sène Sarr)
Robert Liensol	...	Le Sage dans la montagne (voice) (as Robert Lionsol)
William Nadylam	...	Kirikou jeune homme (voice) (as William Nadylam-Yotnda)
Sebastien Hebrant	...	Kirikou jeune homme (voice) (as Sébastien Hébrant)
Thilombo Lubambu	...	L'Oncle (voice) (as Tshilombo Lubambu)
Marie Augustine Diatta	...	La Femme forte (voice)
Moustapha Diop	...	Fétiche sur le toît (voice) (as Mouhamadou Moustapha Diop)
Isseu Niang	...	La Femme maigre (voice)
Selly Raby Kane	...	La Grande Fille (voice)
Erick Patrick Correa	...	Le Grand Garçon (voice)
Adjoua Barry	...	La Fille moyenne (voice)
Charles Edouard Gomis Correa	...	Le Garçon moyen (voice)
Marie-Louise Shedeye Diiddi	...	La Petite Fille (voice)

Storyline

In a little village somewhere in Africa, a boy named Kirikou is born. But he's not a normal boy, because he knows what he wants very well. Also he already can speak and walk. His mother tells him how an evil sorceress has dried up their spring and devoured all males of the village except of one. Hence little Kirikou decides, he will accompany the last warrior to the sorceress. Due to his intrepidity he may be the last hope of the village.

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Plot Keywords:

village | sorceress | africa | warrior | african | 

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Taglines:

Can Kirikou save his village from a terrible curse?

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official site [United States]

Country:

France Belgium Luxembourg

Language:

French

Release Date:

27 October 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kirikou and the Sorceress

Box Office

Budget:

€3,800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Armateurs, Odec Kid Cartoons, Monipoly Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Trademark: [Michel Ocelot] [silhouettes] In one scene Kirikou's mother is seen as a solid black silhouette backlit by fire; later in the film, Kirikou himself, for the entirety of the underground tunnel scenes, is rendered as a black silhouette with only the whites of his eyes and teeth showing.

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Quotes

The Mother: A child who can bring himself into the world, can give himself a bath.

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Connections

Followed by Kirikou and the Wild Beasts (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Kirikou"
Written by Youssou N'Dour
Performed by Boubacar Mendy (as Bouba Mendy)

User Reviews

Available in English

To the contrary of what has been said, I had no trouble finding an English language Kirikou DVD at my local library. For that matter, I found the dubbing to be very well done. Kirikou is an excellent story on it's own, never mind being a traditional west-African folk tale. The tiny Kirikou is born into an African village which a sorceress called Karaba has terrible power over. The spring has dried up, and the men reported eaten. No sooner is Kirikou born, but he begins a mission to save his relatives and discover the truth in the world about him. This is a great movie for younger audiences to learn from, and a beautiful film entirely.